As a non-local theory, peridynamics can spontaneously simulate material failure and damage through bond failure. It has achieved preliminary research results in the ocean engineering sector, especially in the field of ships and marine structures in ice zones. In order to better understand the application of peridynamics to ships and marine structures in such environments, this paper presents relevant applications including the ice constitutive model, ice-structure interaction model, ice-water coupling method, structural mechanics model, application of icebreaking through underwater explosion, application of structure surface deicing, etc. Finally, an attempt is made to comprehensively review the existing published research, analyze its characteristics and challenges, and provide corresponding solutions and future research directions.